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Shoutout to the guy who showed me the hatchet trick for carpet seams
I spent like 5 years using a standard seam roller and getting frustrated with lumps in high-traffic areas. Then an old installer from Cleveland showed me to use a small hatchet to tap down the seam tape before rolling it. Sounds crazy but it really sets the glue better and I haven't had a single seam pop since I tried it last June. Anyone else got a weird tool they use for seams?
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smith.nancy4mo ago
Man try a wallpaper seam roller with a metal wheel instead of rubber. The extra weight lets you press harder without needing to beat on it like a hatchet. My pops taught me that one way back and it works for linoleum too. Only downside is you gotta be careful not to gouge the subfloor if you push too hard.
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rowan_wells304mo ago
Did anyone else try the wallpaper roller trick and end up with a gouge in their subfloor that looked like a meteor crater? That was me last Tuesday. I swear I was just pressing normally, but my metal wheel decided to take a detour into the plywood. Now I'm back to using a plastic seam roller and muttering apologies to the carpet every time I hit a lump.
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